The forces have for the past two weeks pitched camp in Sironko for parade practice ahead of the day, marked every October 9, in commemoration of the day Uganda gained Uganda's independence from the United Kingdom.
The Lamwo Resident District Commissioner, Nabinson Kidega says his office has got numerous complaints from young men about the exorbitant bride price imposed on them by their in-laws. Kidega says the vice has discouraged many young from marrying their spouses.
Community service, locally known as Bulungi Bwansi, is one of the Kiganda traditions aimed at encouraging voluntary community involvement in keeping the environs clean. However, with time, the tradition has been fading away.
